Search result: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2021
MAS in History and Theory of Architecture (GTA) The MAS-programm in "History and Theory of Architecture" is a two-year half-time course and contains 60 CP. The course starts in the autumn semester. Attendance of classes supplemented by independent research; practical training periods and excursions; lectures/seminars on one to two days per week, in total 600 ca. contact hours, in addition private study ca. 600 hours (for each in-class day one day of work preparation), two individually tutored seminar papers on chosen subjects (200 hours) and credited Master's thesis (600 hours). | ||||||
2. Semester | ||||||
Lectures, Seminars | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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056-0002-01L | Architecture and the City II Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture. | O | 4 credits | 4S | S. Schindler Kilian | |
Abstract | The seminar considers the history of twentieth-century European architecture and urbanism in light of the global history of capitalism and colonization. The analytical focus is on newly created institutions designed to function at the intersections of state and market: leagues, associations, congresses, schools. | |||||
Learning objective | Through the analysis of the design of institutions, students learn to understand the relationships between architecture, economics and politics and to articulate those relationships with the necessary precision and nuance. They learn to interrogate a series of architectural and urban projects on the basis of a research question, drawing on primary and secondary sources. | |||||
Content | Analysis of selected institutions and their projects in respect to their economic and political positions (Werkbund, CIAM, Bauhaus, standards and norms institutes, IBA, nature conservancy, and others); reading of key primary and secondary texts of architectural theory as well as urban, economic, and cultural history; guest lectures. | |||||
Literature | Will be announced on the class platform. | |||||
Workshops | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
056-0006-01L | Methods of Academic Writing II Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture. | O | 1 credit | 3U | S. Schindler Kilian, M.‑A. Lerjen | |
Abstract | The course is an introduction to the different forms of humanistic working and covers the methodological basics of the subject. It trains the ability to address a topic through written discussions in writing workshops. | |||||
Learning objective | Students gain an overview of the different research methods available in the field of history and theory of art and architecture. They will apply them in exercises. The course strengthens the methodological competences (preliminary knowledge, source and literature research) as well as their critical-analytical competences (reading and writing competence). | |||||
Content | Advanced Research Methods in the History and Theory of Art and Architecture | |||||
Excursions | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
056-0106-00L | Study Trip I Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture. | O | 2 credits | 4P | S. Schindler Kilian, M. Delbeke | |
Abstract | Venice defies many of the categories typically associated with the emergence of twentieth-century institutions. The nation state is one such example; it was not until 1866 that the city became Italian. As such, Venice is a rich case study to study how various forms of financial, governmental, and civic institutions emerged in tandem with its architecture and urbanism. | |||||
Learning objective | Through the lens of institutions, students will gain an understanding of the mutual construction of architectural, economic and political form. We will analyze various legal constructs that have shaped Venice and its hinterlands over the course of several centuries: credit, property, preservation, nation state, Biennale. | |||||
Content | Visit of key buildings and sites with lectures and guided tours; analyses of the intersections between institutional and architectural form. | |||||
Literature | Will be announced on the class platform. | |||||
Essays | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
056-0203-01L | Individual Seminar Paper Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture. | O | 4 credits | S. Schindler Kilian, M. Delbeke | ||
Abstract | Independent, written, scientific study of a defined monographic or subject-specific issue from the subject area of architectural history and theory. | |||||
Learning objective | The aim is the independent, written and scientific assessment of a topic concerning architectural history or architectural theory. The students gain a deeper insight into humanistic issues and methods. | |||||
Content | The topic of the thesis is freely chosen and individually supervised in consultation with the lecturers. In addition to their own ideas, students should discuss the research standpoints. The practical application of scientific standards and a clear linguistic argumentation are put to practice. The thesis entails around 25,000 characters. | |||||
056-0202-01L | Scientific Home Work (2) Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture. | O | 4 credits | S. Schindler Kilian, M. Delbeke | ||
Abstract | The individually tutored seminar paper on a chosen subject trains students in self-motivated, independent academic work. | |||||
Learning objective | Students are able to write a scientific paper (approx. 25,000 letters). | |||||
4. Semester | ||||||
Lectures, Seminars | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
056-0004-01L | Architecture and the City IV Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture. | O | 4 credits | 4S | S. Schindler Kilian | |
Abstract | The seminar considers the history of twentieth-century European architecture and urbanism in light of the global history of capitalism and colonization. The analytical focus is on newly created institutions designed to function at the intersections of state and market: leagues, associations, congresses, schools. | |||||
Learning objective | Through the analysis of the design of institutions, students learn to understand the relationships between architecture, economics and politics and to articulate those relationships with the necessary precision and nuance. They learn to interrogate a series of architectural and urban projects on the basis of a research question, drawing on primary and secondary sources. | |||||
Content | Analysis of selected institutions and their projects in respect to their economic and political positions (Werkbund, CIAM, Bauhaus, standards and norms institutes, IBA, nature conservancy, and others); reading of key primary and secondary texts of architectural theory as well as urban, economic, and cultural history; guest lectures. | |||||
Literature | Will be announced on the class platform. | |||||
Workshop | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
056-0008-01L | Research Methods in History and Theory of Architecture II Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture. | O | 1 credit | 3U | S. Schindler Kilian | |
Abstract | The course is an introduction to the different forms of humanistic working and covers the methodological basics of the subject. It trains the ability to address a topic through written discussions in writing workshops. | |||||
Learning objective | Students gain an overview of the different research methods available in the field of history and theory of art and architecture. They will apply them in exercises. The course strengthens the methodological competences (preliminary knowledge, source and literature research) as well as their critical-analytical competences (reading and writing competence). | |||||
Content | Advanced Research Methods in the History and Theory of Art and Architecture | |||||
Exkursionen | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
056-0107-00L | Study Trip II Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture. | O | 2 credits | 4P | S. Schindler Kilian, M. Delbeke | |
Abstract | Venice defies many of the categories typically associated with the emergence of twentieth-century institutions. The nation state is one such example; it was not until 1866 that the city became Italian. As such, Venice is a rich case study to study how various forms of financial, governmental, and civic institutions emerged in tandem with its architecture and urbanism. | |||||
Learning objective | Through the lens of institutions, students will gain an understanding of the mutual construction of architectural, economic and political form. We will analyze various legal constructs that have shaped Venice and its hinterlands over the course of several centuries: credit, property, preservation, nation state, Biennale. | |||||
Content | Visit of key buildings and sites with lectures and guided tours; analyses of the intersections between institutional and architectural form. | |||||
Literature | Will be announced on the class platform. | |||||
Essays | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
056-0204-00L | Consultation and Presentation Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture. | O | 1 credit | 1A | S. Schindler Kilian, M. Delbeke | |
Abstract | Academic consultations, possibly with individually agreed educational goals (depending on a student’s biography and envisaged career). In this mo-dule period, students will also put the intermediate results of their research up for discussion in public workshop debates. Assessment of academic achievement in the form of a public presentation. | |||||
Learning objective | Working on an individual issue or research topic. | |||||
Master's Thesis | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
056-0210-10L | MAS-Thesis Only for MAS in History and Theory of Architecture. | O | 15 credits | 21D | S. Schindler Kilian, M. Delbeke | |
Abstract | Credited master thesis as assessment of students’ competence in dealing with a chosen research subject (at least 120,000 letters). | |||||
Learning objective |
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